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Custom Activewear Manufacturing for Brands Ready to Move
From your first prototype to your thousandth production run, we help fitness and athleisure brands build activewear that actually performs.
Here's the thing about custom activewear: everyone thinks they want it until they realize what's actually involved. Finding a manufacturer who can handle technical performance fabrics, nail the fit on compression pieces, and still deliver at price points that make your margins work? That's where most brands hit a wall.
We've been building activewear for fitness brands, yoga studios, gyms, and athleisure startups for over a decade. We're not going to tell you it's easy, because it isn't. But we've figured out the systems and supplier relationships that make custom activewear manufacturing actually work at scale.
Whether you need custom leggings with a specific compression level, sports bras engineered for high-impact training, or a complete athleisure collection that looks as good at brunch as it does at barre class, we can get you there.
Make Your Brand Stand Out With Custom Activewear
It's hard to find an activewear manufacturer that gives you as many custom active wear options as Prototype. We offer a wide range of styles, but what's more, we offer you the ability to broadly customize our styles to get you the perfect look for your brand.
Let nothing limit your creativity!
A Selection of our activewear designs
The Business Case for Custom Activewear
Let's talk numbers. The global activewear market hit $407 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $677 billion by 2030, growing at about 9% annually. That's not slowing down anytime soon.
But here's what those numbers don't tell you: the market is crowded. Really crowded. Walk into any gym and you'll see the same handful of big brands on 80% of the people there. That's actually good news if you're building a brand, because customers are hungry for something different.
Custom activewear lets you offer what Lululemon and Nike can't: products designed specifically for your customer's body type, activity level, and aesthetic preferences. A boutique cycling studio can create shorts that actually work on a spin bike. A yoga brand can develop leggings with the exact rise and compression their community has been asking for.
And despite all the talk about e-commerce, 71% of activewear sales still happen in-store. That means your products need to look and feel different enough on a retail floor to make someone reach for them instead of the familiar brands beside them.
Women's activewear accounts for about 48% of the market, but the men's segment is the fastest-growing at nearly 9% annually. Whether you're targeting weekend warriors, competitive athletes, or the athleisure-to-office crowd, there's room to build something meaningful.
71%
in-store retail sales vs online
$407
Billion USD
Global activewear market in 2024
48%
womens segment revenue share
Activewear Products We Manufacture
Performance Leggings & Tights:
High-waisted, mid-rise, 7/8 length, full length, capri. We work with moisture-wicking nylon-spandex blends, compression fabrics, and sustainable recycled materials. Custom waistbands, hidden pockets, and mesh paneling are all on the table.
Sports Bras:
From low-impact yoga styles to high-support running bras with molded cups. We can engineer custom strap configurations, adjustable bands, and removable padding based on your customer's needs.
Performance Tops:
Tank tops, crop tops, long sleeves, and lightweight jackets. Quick-dry fabrics, four-way stretch, flatlock seaming, and ventilation panels for serious athletes.
Matching Sets & Collections:
Coordinated legging-and-bra sets, loungewear collections, and seasonal capsules. We help brands develop cohesive color stories and ensure fabric consistency across pieces.
Men's Activewear:
Performance tees, training shorts, joggers, compression gear, and lightweight outerwear. The men's segment is growing fast, and we have the patterns and fabric relationships to support brands entering this space.
Shorts & Bike Shorts:
Running shorts with built-in briefs, cycling shorts with chamois padding, high-waisted biker shorts for the athleisure market. We handle inseam lengths from 3" to 9".
Activewear from Prototype
Outsells the Competition
The activewear market is huge, but it's dominated by boring and poor quality styles that can't bring your customer the inspiring story they need to get ahead of the competition. Customized activewear from Prototype gives your brand the chance to STAND OUT!
Performance Fabrics That Actually Perform
Activewear is only as good as its fabric, and this is where a lot of brands run into trouble. You can have the best design in the world, but if your leggings pill after three washes or your sports bras lose their stretch, you'll be drowning in returns and refund requests.
We source performance fabrics from mills we've worked with for years, including moisture-wicking nylon-spandex blends, compression fabrics with genuine recovery properties, buttery-soft peached finishes for comfort-focused pieces, and recycled polyester for brands prioritizing sustainability.
We have 10+ years of experience in the field
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